[2.4 Trickster] Grocery's Caustic Arrow Trickster Shadow! HC Viable!

Hi guys!

I'm fairly new to the game but I already love HC and never went back to SC since the first 2 days. I already asked Grocery via PM but I read that he has some days off (have some nice holydays, mate): I played till ~65 with his CA Build (not 100% but pretty close) and died. I would like to start all over again with a Shadow but don't know which one of CA or Blast Rain is more suited for playing the Talisman HC league.

I'm pretty sure that both builds will work but maybe one of them has little advantages like a little safer in Maps, a little bit faster/safer in leveling, a little bit better for endgame content which I never saw to this day,..you get the point.

I will ask the same question in the other build thread, too.

Thank you and have a nice christmas!

Greetings

i'd say the only thing why you go PA - is maximising mid tier 9-11 map profit via mf stack, or maybe ou just one trick pony pa fan, like the srs ones guys :D

in terms of damage there are a load of easier\cheaper\fresh\effective bow builds.

using this tree as 87 hc tali PA shadow


gear

Your passive tree seems to be a bit tankier and safer. How is your dps compared to Grocery's Build?

I dont want to maximize mid tier maps, although I want to get a item set consisting of MF gear for mid tier maps. My main goal would be to get to the higher tier maps in HC. I know it won't be easy for a beginner but you got to have dreams, right? :D

gl sustaining 12+ map pool.
im not concerned about dps since i use 1 arrow per pack. who cares, shoot, run to next
9k tooltip atm

Sustaining t12+ takes quite a bit of currency and is much easier in groups.

I think the scion life wheel is a very good choice for HC. If you have dps issues it would more easily be resolved with a better bow instead of giving up life on tree (and getting extra nodes).

My "higher" life build is more of a middling decent for HC/SC together, but if you feel you need more life (and I think it is a good choice), I like the level 87 tree just posted.

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mezmery wrote:

empower question is tricky one.
still, i dont want to throw it out from

, cause chroming it will got up to 150 chromes, and when i level i'll need to get colours back that is from 300 to 500 ch

Empower at level 2 is still very good, especially in a 6 link. I'd probably wait for it to be level 2 naturally before actually using it though.

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Grocery wrote:

Sustaining t12+ takes quite a bit of currency and is much easier in groups.

pa in groups is kinda counterproductive

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mezmery wrote:

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Grocery wrote:

Sustaining t12+ takes quite a bit of currency and is much easier in groups.

pa in groups is kinda counterproductive

I was not saying to run it in groups, I was just saying that sustaining high maps by yourself is VERY hard. It is not really advisable but it is doable, albeit at a much higher cost when playing solo.

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Grocery wrote:

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mezmery wrote:

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Grocery wrote:

Sustaining t12+ takes quite a bit of currency and is much easier in groups.

pa in groups is kinda counterproductive

I was not saying to run it in groups, I was just saying that sustaining high maps by yourself is VERY hard. It is not really advisable but it is doable, albeit at a much higher cost when playing solo.

not at all to be honest. just forget about clear times, be ready for 40 min 145% volcano, and dont forget to use frags.
i prefere runing ~100 9-11, it's more time\loot efficient

can this be done without the whole MF? would the tree have to change?